I don't see how it's rude - most 'white-skinned foreigners' in Kunming speak pretty good English, whether or not it is their mother tongue. It is important, however, to communicate the idea (which is largely the result of the fact that most foreigners who travel here can speak English) that English is the language of non-Asian (at least) foreigners.
Anyway, back to the point: if you don't want to get into conversations with the kids, don't growl at them but be nice - the expat growl would only reinforce the xenophobia they may be getting from history and culture through their parents, teachers, etc. - i.e., they don't have to carry cultural baggage that is no longer appropriate (if it ever was).
China hands out happy city awards, Kunming sad
Posted bySocial cooperation is also hard-wired into the individuals of an innately social species such as ourselves, without which the individuals of our species would not have survived to pass on any genes..Rouseau's 'noble savage' never existed, both he and Hobbes were wrong.
China hands out happy city awards, Kunming sad
Posted bySubjective reports of happiness mean something, but I'm not sure what.
Kunming smells part II: The good, the bad and the ugly
Posted byYou get used to it all after awhile, as most of Kunming's 7 million inhabitants surely have.
Government sues parents to get kids back to school
Posted by@nnoble: don't follow - who or what is rotting? I can think of various candidates, but I'm not sure which one you're talking about.
Government sues parents to get kids back to school
Posted byThere are economic issues concerning education in China for very poor communities, which obviously need a bigger share of the economic pie than they are getting. Yet China's 'socialist market economy' is increasing the overall level of economic resources within China.
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